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Are white-collar workers less alienated than factory workers according to Marx’s theory of alienation?


Essay, 2018

4 Pages


Abstract or Introduction

In 1844 Karl Marx articulated his theory of alienation in his economical and philosophical manuscripts. Back then, most workers were "blue-collar" factory workers. Nowadays, while there are still factory workers, a great percentage of people work in "white-collar" jobs fulfilling administrative or managerial functions in offices. The aim of this essay is to investigate whether white-collar workers are less alienated than blue-collar workers.

First, I want to point out that humans have needs. Second, I present the four types of alienation that arise, according to Marx, in a capitalist system when humans work on satisfying their needs. Third, I analyse to what extent white-collar workers suffer from these types of alienation.

Details

Title
Are white-collar workers less alienated than factory workers according to Marx’s theory of alienation?
College
London School of Economics
Author
Year
2018
Pages
4
Catalog Number
V417212
ISBN (eBook)
9783668678743
ISBN (Book)
9783668678750
File size
470 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Marx, Marxism, alienation, self-realisation, white-collar
Quote paper
David Schneider (Author), 2018, Are white-collar workers less alienated than factory workers according to Marx’s theory of alienation?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/417212

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